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Daily News Wrap-Up: Uttar Pradesh Floats 600 MW Solar Tender

The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency has floated a tender to select solar project developers to set up 600 MW grid-connected solar power...

March 12, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Nanoscale Engineering May Boost Perovskite Solar Cell Durability

Perovskite solar panels could become more efficient and sturdier over longer periods by engineering the nanoscale structure of perovskite devices, claims a new study by...

March 7, 2024

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Staff

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Technology
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German Physicists Claim Breakthrough in Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency

Physicists at the University of Paderborn in Germany, through complex virtual simulations, have discovered that adding a thin layer of an organic semiconductor called...

March 1, 2024

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Staff

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Technology
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China-Based DAS Solar to Raise ~$350 Million via Initial Public Offering

China-based photovoltaic module manufacturer DAS Solar plans to raise up to RMB 2.5 billion (~$350 million) by issuing up to 58,789,573 shares through an initial public...

January 11, 2024

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Renewable Energy
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SECI Invites Bids for 400 MW Domestically Manufactured Solar Modules

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has invited bids for manufacturing, testing, packing, forwarding, supplying, and transporting 400 MW domestically manufactured...

December 4, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Tenders & Auctions
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Jinko Solar’s Q3 2023 Net Income Soars as Module Shipments Rise

China-headquartered solar cell and module manufacturer Jinko Solar’s net income for the third quarter (Q3) of 2023 amounted to RMB1.32 billion (~$181.4 million), a...

October 31, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Canadian Solar to Set Up 5 GW Cell Production Facility in the US

Solar module manufacturer Canadian Solar has announced it is setting up a 5 GW solar photovoltaic cell production facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana in the United...

October 30, 2023

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Staff

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Fraunhofer Study Affirms Potential of Perovskite Triple-Junction Solar Cells

A recent study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has demonstrated the immense potential of triple-junction solar cells composed of...

September 21, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Combining Stress Tests Enhances Performance Prediction of Perovskite Solar Cells

Recent findings from a study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) emphasize the importance of subjecting perovskite...

September 13, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Tata Power Secures $425 Million for Solar Manufacturing Facility in Tamil Nadu

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved $425 million in financing for Tata Power Renewable Energy’s (TPREL) upcoming 4.3 GW greenfield...

September 11, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Finance and M&A

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Manufacturing

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Solar
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Researchers Develop Novel Perovskite Solar Cells with 24.35% Efficiency

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have attained a record efficiency of 24.35% in an inverted-structure perovskite solar cell which marks the...

June 23, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Gold Layer Substitute Unlocks Affordable Perovskite Market Potential

A discovery by a team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Northern Illinois University has developed...

June 22, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology
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Daily News Wrap-Up: C&I Consumers in Karnataka Save Big with Open Access Solar

In recent years, there has been a noticeable surge in the number of commercial and industrial consumers in India embracing open-access solar projects to fulfill their...

June 19, 2023

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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Canadian Solar to Establish 5 GW Module Production Facility in Texas

Canadian Solar, a solar module manufacturer headquartered in Canada, has announced the establishment of a 5 GW solar photovoltaic module manufacturing facility in...

June 16, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Oxford PV Sets New Efficiency Record of 28.6% for Commercial-Sized Solar Cell

Oxford PV,  a UK-based solar cell manufacturing company, has achieved a new world record conversion efficiency of 28.6% for a commercial-sized solar cell by depositing a...

May 26, 2023

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Gautamee Hazarika

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Solar

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Technology

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